Eight more organisations in Malaita Province will today receive grants under the Winrock Forest Development Fund (FDF) in Auki. This was confirmed by Winrock Office in Auki. These eight organisations will be the second lot that will be benefiting under the FDF. The first four groups received following their grants under FDF in December last…
MALAITA Premier, Daniel Suidani, has accused veteran journalist, Alfred Sasako, as a journalist with an agenda against the MARA government. Speaking to Solomon Star Auki, Premier Suidani said since the emergence of the MARA government in 2019, Mr Sasako has published all sorts of ‘rubbish’ aimed at tannishing the MARA government in the mainstream media.…
Matavale Women’s Association Project Manager, Ellen Paieke, has been awarded the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund, WPHF and Women Have Wings winners of the 2022 Civil Society Organisations Peer Learning Awards. The announcement was made this week after a competitive selection among WPHF CSOs globally. This initiative aims to recognise the efforts of ten women leaders engaged in peace and humanitarian…
THE United States has opened its 164th diplomatic mission here in Honiara today. The technical opening of the Embassy of the United States in Honiara was welcomed by the Solomon Islands Government through a statement relayed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Colin Beck. Permanent Secretary Beck said…
The visiting Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Ho-jeung KANG paid an introductory courtesy visit to Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP, this afternoon. The Republic of Korea and Solomon Islands established diplomatic relations in 1978, a year after Solomon Islands gained Political independence. As a traditional donor partner, Korea…
THE Malaita Premier, Daniel Suidani, has challenged the decision made by the Malaita Provincial Assembly Speaker Ronnie Butala for the Malaita Provincial Assembly to vote on the 2022-2023 without being tabled revised budget in the High Court. Premier Suidani told Solomon Star in an interview yesterday that he has instituted a case on the matter…
A YOUNG man has been jailed to a total of one year and 10 months for burgling a home and for lying to the Police. Andrew Oura, 22, was sentenced recently after he pleaded guilty to the charges of burglary and giving false information to the Police. He was jointly charged with John Oli who…
Above: Prince Tahunipue in action in Australia last year. Photo, Brian’s POV. SOLOMON island young utility player Prince Tahunipue has signed with Galaxy football club of Vanuatu. Tahunipue’s transfer to the Galaxy FC was confirmed in a statement from the Galaxy football club management on Monday. The Vanuatu football federation FF also confirmed that Tahunipue’s…
TRANSPORT Operators and private vehicle owners in Malaita Province are calling on the Ministry of Infrastructure (MID) and the Malaita Provincial Government to address the deteriorated state of roads and culverts in the province. The call was made after the heavy rain and flooding earlier this week damaged parts of the tar-sealed road and culverts…
THE California-based American Samoan international music artist and song writer, Tenelle Christine Luafalemana, better known by her stage name ‘Tenelle’ will be touring Solomon Islands next month. Tenelle is the famous international singer and songwriter behind the hit song ‘Island King’ which currently has 48.2k subscribers on YouTube and has 5.64k followers on her face-book…